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China's Economic Activity Slowed Markedly in August July and August results both worse than expected

Chinese Investment Heads for One of Worst Years on Record Fixed-asset investment slowdown accelerated in August

China's Growth Momentum Weakens Expansion in output, consumption and investment all slowed sharply

China's economy slowed in July with factory activity, investment, and retail sales disappointing, suggesting a pall over the world's No. 2 economy.

According to Homin Lee, a senior macro strategist at Lombard Odier, "July's main economic indicators suggest that the country's tariff-related swoon has begun," and the loss of momentum calls for the mid-year fiscal policy tweak.

China's Investment Push Wanes Property dragging with slump deepening to worst in over five years

China's economic growth exceeded expectations in the second quarter, with gross domestic product expanding 5.2% in April-June from a year earlier. Analysts at Morgan Stanley expect GDP growth to slip below 4.5% in the second half of the year due to "payback of front-loading, weaker global trade amid renewed tariff escalation, and continued deflation loop." Michelle Lam, Greater China economist at Societe Generale SA, said "it's a picture of strong supply but weak domestic demand, and export resilience is not going to last" and described the data as "not a good set of data despite the GDP beat."